Senior Program Manager (Research Programs)

Senior Program Manager (Research Programs)D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the first and only to offer dual-platform quantum computing products and services, spanning both annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies. D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations across commercial, government, and research sectors trust D-Wave to address complex computational challenges using quantum computing. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how D-Wave is shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com. About the roleD-Wave is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support a portfolio of research programs across the company. This role works closely with scientists, technical leaders, and external collaborators to plan and coordinate complex research initiatives spanning quantum hardware, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technology areas.  You will primarily support internal research programs, helping teams define plans, coordinate resources, manage dependencies, track progress, and communicate outcomes. Work spans experimental software and hardware development and testing. It may also involve managing joint initiatives with universities, national laboratories, industry partners, and other research organizations.  Success in this role requires the ability to bring structure to ambiguity, enabling informed tradeoffs, and maintaining momentum toward milestones as plans evolve. The ideal candidate combines strong program management fundamentals with the ability to work effectively in highly technical environments. What you'll doPlan, coordinate, and track research and technology development programs from initiation through execution, ensuring clear objectives, milestones, deliverables, and timelines. Partner with scientists and technical leaders to develop execution plans, resource requirements, schedules, and success criteria for research initiatives. Represent business priorities in communication with researchers, ensuring that research directions align with corporate objectives. Drive delivery in environments with technical uncertainty, adapting plans while maintaining progress toward milestones. Identify and manage risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and schedule impacts proactively. Coordinate shared technical resources, including laboratory infrastructure, testing schedules, fabrication activities, equipment utilization, and other critical program dependencies. Support cross-functional alignment across research, engineering, product, and operations teams on priorities and deliverables. Facilitate collaboration with external research partners, including universities, national laboratories, industry collaborators, technology partners, and research consortia. Coordinate technical exchange meetings, program reviews, workshops, and other activities that support joint research objectives. Develop and maintain program documentation, including project plans, action items, milestone tracking, decision logs, status reports, and executive updates. Prepare clear updates for stakeholders on progress, risks, decisions, and overall program health. Improve program management processes, tools, and reporting practices to increase efficiency, visibility, and execution effectiveness. Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned to support continuous improvement.  About You5+ years of experience supporting scientific research, advanced technology development, engineering programs, or highly technical cross-functional initiatives. Proven ability to...